The others are the San Francisco consulate and a New York trade office. Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) EXCLUSIVE: Here's the fire in back of about to-be-closed DC Russia trade rep building. pic.twitter.com/oKoKX2OIBvThat report followed an incident earlier in the day when dark smoke could be seen pouring from a chimney on the Russian consulate in San Francisco. Mindy Talmadge, a spokeswoman from the San Francisco fire department, said she did not know what they were burning on a day when temperatures in San Francisco climbed to 95 degrees by noon. The San Francisco consulate is well known as a base for technology workers and has been long suspected of involvement in spying activities.

Source: The Guardian September 02, 2017 15:34 UTC